PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews director Stéphane Brizé and Judith Chemla, who talk about their film Une Vie from the 73rd Venice Film Festival.
How terribly recent Guy de Maupassant’s novel Une Vie is. That is the thought that Brizé had when he decided to adapt it for the big screen. At the heart of it all is its viewpoint on women. He expresses this in our short chat, which took place after the official press conference of the film at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, where it screened in competitine.
The film’s power also rests on the shoulders of actress Judith Chemla, playing the leading role in Une Vie with great intensity. How did she prepare for the role? Find out…
UNE VIE. Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. She marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful man. Little by little Jeanne’s illusions are stripped away.